Bill Peck

For the American football player and coach, see Bill Peck (American football).

Bill Peck
Background information
Born	(1979-04-01) April 1, 1979 (age 45) Orlando, Florida U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, instrumental rock, metal
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1998–present

William Peck (born April 1, 1979) is a guitarist from Orlando, Florida. Peck is best known for being a close friend with musician Mark Tremonti and for being featured in Guitar One Magazine several times.[1]

Background

Bill Peck released his first instructional DVD, 'Six-String Assault' in 2011, which featured world-renowned shred guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, and Grammy award-winning songwriter/guitarist Mark Tremonti.[2]

Bill Peck has played live many times with Michael Angelo Batio.[3]

Tours

He toured nationally in 2001 with Gotti 13 on the 'N Sync Pop Odessey tour and in 2002 with electronica group Prophecy Collective. Peck is sponsored by Dean Guitars, Morley Pedals, and Dean Markley Strings.

Bill Peck performed on the Michael Angelo Batio Hands Without Shadows clinic tour in Orlando, Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota and several times at the Dean Owners of America annual party.[4]

Style

His signature 8 finger legato harmony technique was first published in Guitar One's September 2006 issue.[5]

Peck has performed with Vinnie Moore as well as performing with Trivium. He also appeared as a guest on Mark Tremonti's guitar instructional DVD The Sound and the Story. He is a noted enthusiast of affliction shirts and bmx bikes which he believes enhance the "shred".

Appearances

Peck appeared on Mark Treomoni's Sound And The Story dvd which was released in 2008. In addition to Peck's giving lessons on the dvd, there were others by Myles Kennedy, Michael Angelo Batio, Troy Stetina, and Rusty Cooley.[6]

Peck appeared on Troy Stetina's 2011 dvd release Troy Stetina: The Sound and the Story which also featured Mark Tremonti, Michael Angelo Batio, and Eric Friedman.[7]

Discography

• Internal Flames (2000) The Orchard
• Hands Without Shadows (2005) M.A.C.E. Music
• Guitar One (Sept. 2006) Lesson DVD

References

1. "Bill Peck (Billpeck) on Myspace".
2. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bill-Pecks-Six-String-Assault/154293094609032#!/pages/Bill-Pecks-Six-String-Assault/154293094609032 ^[user-generated source]
3. "Past Shows 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
4. "Home". angelo.com.
5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Bill Peck - Guitar One 8 finger tapping Intro. YouTube.
6. Music Radar, 24 June 2008 - Shred School: Mark Tremonti to release first guitar tuition DVD next month By Robert Laing
7. Wilson Center for the Arts - Rock/Blues Judges, Troy Stetina

External links

• Dean Guitars Website